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Summer is winding down. A new school year is starting up. The bird migrations, hunting seasons and other outdoor recreation opportunities of fall are fast approaching. Now is a fine time for “A Beginner’s […]
Joel Nelsen is an accomplish professional angler with a love for ice fishing. Recently Joel was asked about his choice in ice fishing finders. Josh K. asks: Hey Joel. I’m switching to marcum this year […]
There are tons of calls out there, one for every situation. There are predator calls, waterfowl calls, turkey calls and deer/elk calls and there are just as many manufacturers as there are calls. Just watch […]
I really didn’t mean to become an expert with a buckshot shotgun. It happened by protocol hunting in the South, and reiterated by the use of a Combination gun, taught to me by the Yaegermiesters […]
I went fishing to one of my all-time favorite places recently, Lake Kabetogama in the Voyageur’s National Park in northern Minnesota. I’ve been to Kab many times in the past fifteen years. I go there […]
I got totally skunked on Dove Hunting, but I had fun. Now I’m ready for the Deer Season. To me that’s serious groceries, and I’m getting serious this year. I did the youth hunter training […]
As normal, all sorts of things got in the way of heading out earlier in the Ranger, including shooting a couple of new videos for Shoot ‘N’ Plink™. So, the fishing started late. The first […]
They’re not the most complicated fish in the sea, they rarely jump and there’s not much hope for a modeling career; but if you’re looking for a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-on street fight kinda deal, the amberjack will […]
Firearms owners who have seen their guns and stored ammunition submerged by flood waters in storm-wracked areas are probably wondering if their firearms and ammunition can be salvaged and safely used. The Sporting Arms and […]
With little to show for more than two decades of effort, Virginia officials next year plan to suspend shad stocking efforts in the James River, conceding defeat for now in restoring what had once been […]
In response to a leaked Department of the Interior report that outlines a plan for reducing and changing the management of a suite of iconic American national monuments, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO […]
It is 9/11 as I write this, and while my thoughts are with what this date means, I can’t help but think about what is happening to us now. Unless you are living on the […]
NAWEOA News: The government of Tanzania has gone to the dogs in its effort to stop the flow of ivory taken from elephants. This spring four Belgian Malinois, Kyra-K, Messi, Yana and Max-Z, began patrolling […]
Manufacturers of hunting gear are constantly releasing new products, often marketed with references to new technologies that will outperform everything else in their category. Sometimes these marketing claims are true. Other times, they fail to […]
It was one of those days when I was trying to fit everything into a single day. First there were some errands, after which was some shooting, which you can read about on the Shoot […]
I swear that if I hear one more golfer or landowner who buys up a farm, has no animals and then posts the land complain to me about the resident goose population, I think I […]
When I introduce a real outdoorsmen (Gar Fishermen), it has to be the biggest and best. That’s what we have with Paige Kirkland, another Stan Lee type super hero that sets the example as yet […]
Last month I traveled to western South Dakota for my first-ever pronghorn antelope archery hunt. Rob Parmentier a friend from Minnetonka, MN has hunted across North America, knows my love for archery whitetail hunting, and […]
Breaking the silence on what has long been a closely guarded secret among many of the world’s most accomplished professional anglers, Z-Man Fishing Products is excited to shed light on the recent run of impressive […]
The leaves have about completed their fall, exposing the tree skeleton; sure sign cold temps are on the horizon. A small percentage of avid tent campers are not intimidated by the chilling weather and keep […]
I just returned from Quebec, Canada with a new appreciation for what I do. The small, rural area I was in, and an area where my wife’s family still lives, is one of those places […]
I got out fishing for a couple of hours today after filming a shooting video with a Umarex USA, Inc. NXG rifle and Henry Repeating Arms Frontier Long Barrel, and then later shooting my Browning […]
Chances are few have the original shotgun of your childhood. If you do its seldom used because it might not work that well. Not so with my old 1966 Model 1100 Remington 12 gauge. Mom […]
Would You Hunt Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area if Idaho, Montana, and/or Wyoming Established Regulated Bear Harvests? Various groups are suing or planning to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the […]
Don Banning and Pepper were fishing with me today. Last time at this lake Don was zeroed out, but this time he was able to catch a nice 17 inch bass. My results was a […]
Unless you’re prepared to have several cherished opinions quickly punctured, don’t ask Rod Pinkston about feral swine control. Your assumptions are at risk because the man who literally wrote the book on hog control is […]
GREAT TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT GAME OFFICERS! It can be hard to be the person who enforces the rules. Just ask any teacher. In Alaska, where many depend on fishing and hunting for their next […]
For decades, hunting has been an important tool for U.S. wildlife managers, helping to protect and restore dozens of native wildlife populations from elk to ducks, mule deer to wild turkeys. American hunters make up […]
It is the first of September, the beginning of hunting season in New Hampshire and I find myself in Quebec, Canada. I’m not hunting or fishing, instead I am here for my wife’s family reunion. […]
I named this big guy the Louisiana Dream Buck, it’s what every hunter thinks about just before opening day. This is one of those sad stories that nobody wants to hear but listen anyway and […]
A major overhaul could be coming in how menhaden are managed along the East Coast — one that might, for the first time, try to account for the ecological role of the small and oily […]
It’s here: the cusp of a season turnover. Summer’s leaves are intermingling with red and gold, evenings are comfier with long-sleeves, and the morning air seems to “smell” colder, bringing with it crisp invigoration. Those […]
The Dove season opens here 2 September (In Louisiana). I have several shotguns that I have done well with ever since I was 7 years old. What you want is light and fast, because Doves […]
As of last week, the Illinois and Fox rivers were about 16,000 pounds lighter of bighead and silver carp.To reduce the bighead and silver carp population within the Illinois and Fox rivers — which now […]
It’s still summer, and there’s still plenty of times to soak up the extra long days and warm nights. But it won’t be long before autumn comes, and fall is a wonderful time of year […]
Historically, trolling structure come mid-summer was “big picture thinking” in that we chose long contours and consistent break lines where we could put lures behind the boat and go. Because of the amount of line […]
“Honey, I’ve been thinking about expanding our family.” My husband immediately assumed a worried expression. As newlyweds, we had been enjoying a two-person household and its accompanying scheduling and financial liberties. “Oh…you have?” “When can […]
As we approach the fall and what might be considered a time of year where hurricanes and tropical storms cross the country we will see days where fishing in the rain will happen if you’re […]
Fishing today was a bit strange, but ended up not all that bad. At first I was using a black/blue Blitz Lures LLC Spyder Jig with a Natural Forage Baits Mad Craw. I was getting […]
Key in a single YouTube search for “underwater strikes,” and your device quickly kicks out over a hundred thousand hits. Even after filtering out the usual riff-raff of YouTube weirdness, you’re still left with hundreds […]
I decided to shoot the Browning Arms Company 1911-22 Grey today with the NcSTAR green laser sight, but still have to do some more work. The pistol was shooting high with and without the laser […]
Just before Father’s Day I received in the mail a Walton’s Thumb Fisherman’s Multi Tool. This is my go to tool for many things and I keep it in my glove box, or in the […]
I have some good friends in Wazzeribad Pakistan whose families have been making blades before Jesus walked the earth. According to historical account its a toss up between Syria and Pakistan who first invented Damascus […]
By day, Daphne, Alabama-based Hayes Anderson punches the clock as a railroad mechanic. But come evenings, weekends, and vacation days, Anderson’s hunting trophy fish — often driving all night to make the water at daybreak. […]
This is a report on the past 2 days of fishing. Yesterday was a Rat-L-Trap day. I fished over submerged weeds with several lures and caught 13 bass. Ten of the fish were on Rat-L-Traps. […]
There’s only one thing better than a jigging spoon – and that’s a jigging spoon with bait! The Boa Jig’r is actually designed to accommodate live bait, cut bait, or artificial soft plastic bait. Of […]
As the summer starts to wind down and fall gets closer, anglers should start thinking about some fall fishing strategies. Fishing opportunities for a wide variety of fish are outstanding in the fall across the […]
DAVIS BAIT’s Bill Lowen Series SHAKY Head, this revolutionary balanced cone head shape with a brand new bait keeper design is going to change the way you think about Shaky Headin. The new bait retainer […]
Labor day is around the corner and many families will head out to their last trip of the summer. We might bring a few friends who might not know the rules of how campgrounds operate. […]
It’s just a crease in the landscape, a gully incised by a hundred thousand years of rains, knifing toward sea level through bluffs bulged up by glacial ice, and augmented by sand and gravel spewed […]
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